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Marcus (Latin: Flavius Marcus Augustus) (died August 476) was the son of the East Roman or Byzantine general and usurper Basiliscus and Zenonis. He was acclaimed Caesar in 475 and later promoted to Augustus, ruling as junior co-emperor to his father. Coins were issued in his and Leo II's names. When Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in late August 476, Marcus, with his parents, took refuge in a church. Zeno promised not to spill their blood, so he exiled them to Limnae in Cappadocia and subsequently starved them to death.
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Co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire with Basiliscus | |||||
Co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire | |||||
Reign | 475 ā August 476 | ||||
Predecessor | Zeno, deposed | ||||
Successor | Zeno, restored | ||||
Co-emperors | Basiliscus Julius Nepos (Western Emperor, 475-476) Romulus Augustulus (Western Emperor, 475-476) | ||||
Died | winter 476ā477 Cappadocia | ||||
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House | House of Leo |
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